Scattered in the ashes in a land so far awayLay the remnants of a war fought by our soldiersAn attempt to make wrongs turn into rights

How do we judge the ultimate cost of this fightIt’s so much more than loss of lifeWe’ve lost our confidence in ourselvesWe fear any enemy we cannot see

Our boys and girls are being sent out and turned old before their timeThe things that they are forced to see should ne’er cross any eyesThis enemy is ugly and fights an unfair fightNo rules of engagement for him just pure unadulterated hate

Our soldiers fight on gallantly as their friends around them dieLoss of limb is second nature as the mines blow up all dayA village of civilians suddenly filled with firefight as the enemy takes controlThey care not who is innocent, life matters not to them

How do we fight a fight when our enemy cannot be seenThey hide behind the façade of innocence – men, women and even children And when we least expect it, they come out to kill and maim

Now this fight has taken on a life of its very ownIt’s crossed over oceans and attacked us at our very homesMen hide in plain sight and walk our streets so freeThen when we’re at our weakest they strike our very souls

But what this unseen enemy failed to recognize is the pride in every AmericanAnd the desire to make things rightNo matter how they feel about the neighbor down the streetWhen an enemy puts a foot upon our land, all squabbles become obsolete

We are a country full of prideWe band together against all oddsWe will not let others dictate our livesThat choice is only ours to make

Don’t laugh at us or mock usOur temper you will flareWe’ll try to settle things quietly at firstBut then your very lives will be ended by the grip of our iron hands

Scattered in the ashes in a land now not so far awayLay the remnants of a war fought not only by our soldiersBut all the citizens on the street

Our attempt to make the wrongs all right

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